Phi 4 Reasoning Plus vs Qwen3 14B
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus and Qwen3 14B are closely matched at 15.1 and 18.2 on the LLM Stats Score.
Microsoft · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus and Qwen3 14B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 15.1 and 18.2.
The models split the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Phi 4 Reasoning Plus
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025
Choose Qwen3 14B
- you want predictable pricing at $0.12/M input and $0.24/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
11 reported for Phi 4 Reasoning Plus · 17 for Qwen3 14B
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2024, AIME 2025), while Qwen3 14B is better at 2 benchmarks (Arena Hard, IFEval).
Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3 14B has 0.0B more parameters than Phi 4 Reasoning Plus, making it 0.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3 14B specifies input context (40,960 tokens). Only Qwen3 14B specifies output context (40,960 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3 14B uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus was released on 2025-04-30, while Qwen3 14B was released on 2025-04-28.
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus is 0 month newer than Qwen3 14B.
Apr 30, 2025
1.4 years ago
2d newerApr 28, 2025
1.4 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while Qwen3 14B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Phi 4 Reasoning Plus's training data extends to 2025-03-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3 14B's cutoff date.
Mar 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Phi 4 Reasoning Plus and Qwen3 14B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Phi 4 Reasoning Plus vs Qwen3 14B.